Original Pub Style is a light copper-colored medium-bodied with a nice dry bite at the finish. A subtle combination of Cascade and Willamette hops give this ale a fine floral aroma and a slightly fruity aftertaste. The taste captures the freshness of a hand-crafted brew pub ale that goes right from the conditioning tank to your glass!

Average across the board. Dated for 2-15 so fresh enough.A: Flat looking, but rising bubbles, uninspired fast fade head to nothing, no real lace. Sickly pinkish orange.S: Nada - bit of butter and malt. Gets better as it warms. T: Tame, watery, fruit, grapy, musty ale with buttery finish. Not much hops except to dry the finish which is crisp enough. Average, like a Michelob. Gets better as it warms. F: thin, watery. Not memorable.Avoid.

Got a flight at the Gritty McDuff's in Portland ME:Halloween AleCask Best BitterMaine's Best IPAPub Style

All were exactly the same amber color, with the same head. The aroma was exactly the same, except for the Pub Style. I also had a pint of their Black Fly Stout, which fortunately did have a different color.

Their Pub Style was the best of the bunch, hence the 3.0 vs the 2.75 for the other beers. Actually, it was the only one that tasted different, with slight floral notes. And it was more bitter than both their "best bitter" and their ipa. Unfortunately, it still had the bad Gritty McDuff bad water flavor.

I iterated between their Halloween Ale, their IPA, and their Cask Bitter. All were exactly the same, except that the Cask Bitter was slightly warmer.

When I suggested to the waitress that the beers might have been mis-poured, she said that they were correct, that she was also a bartender, and that she could tell from the color of the pours.

Assuming what I drank was correct ...

I found the beer was watery, and it was as though they used poor quality water. All their beers had an off after-taste ... as though their was a Gritty McDuffs flavor they added to all their beers (including their stout)

Mouth feel was watery. And a little evervescent ... a slight bite from the c02. Interesting, even the cask best bitter had a slight CO2 bite to it.

Very sorry I went to this pub. Food was ok. But the beers were mediocre to poor.

The first one poured with barely any head and dissipated way too quickly. I was then left with a flat, lifeless and headless beer.

None the less, straight to the taste:

Very English. English malts, watery, thin, earthy (English) hop finish.For what it's worth, drinking Gritty's beer is like being transported to a dark & dingy UK pub. I can almost taste the ashtrays and smokey decor in the taste. If you like British beers, maybe this is your thing.